All Essays

Regulatory Reform, Benefit-Cost Analysis, and the Poor

Regulatory Reform, Benefit-Cost Analysis, and the Poor

OIRA should add a benefit-cost analysis focused on protecting the poor when evaluating new agency rules.

Reconsidering Anticorruption from a Regulatory Perspective

Reconsidering Anticorruption from a Regulatory Perspective

To combat corruption more effectively, policymakers need to approach it as a regulatory problem.

Public Input in Rulemaking

Public Input in Rulemaking

Public comments allow agencies to understand the perspectives of those who regulations are intended to benefit.

Creating an Administrative System for All

Creating an Administrative System for All

Experts explore how federal agencies can better include and serve marginalized communities.

Interrogating the Regulation of Private Investigators

Interrogating the Regulation of Private Investigators

Scholars discuss regulation of the private investigation industry.

Week in Review

Week in Review

President Biden nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, delivers a State of the Union address, and more . . .

The Precedent for Noncitizen Voting

The Precedent for Noncitizen Voting

New York City’s move to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections is not unprecedented.

Addressing the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Addressing the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Indigenous women are dual victims of violent crimes and federal policies that fail to mitigate the crisis.

Religious Freedom on Death Row

Religious Freedom on Death Row

A recent U.S. Supreme Court case highlights death row inmates’ contested religious rights at executions.

Fashion, Sustainability, and the New York Fashion Act

Fashion, Sustainability, and the New York Fashion Act

A New York State bill seeks to regulate the fashion industry’s social and environmental impacts.

Regulatory Responses to Teacher Shortages

Regulatory Responses to Teacher Shortages

Experts examine and propose policy changes to address U.S. teacher attrition.

Week in Review

Week in Review

The Biden Administration pauses new oil and gas permits, the Supreme Court agrees to review an LGBTQ+ discrimination case, and more…